Leave
IHS provides generous leave benefits to its employees to help employees balance their work and personal lives. The below IHS Leave Guide contains basic guidance about the many types of leave available to employees. This guidance is not a substitute for any Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) or IHS guidance that is more comprehensive.
Leave Guide
More specific guidance may be obtained by contacting your leave approving official, as well as reviewing the below references used in preparation of this Leave Guide.
Leave References
- Voluntary Leave Transfer Program (VLTP)
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Paid Parental Leave Program (PPL)
- 5 U.S.C., Chapter 63, "Leave"
- Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 630, "Absence and Leave"
- OPM – Leave Administration
- HHS Instruction 630-1, "Leave and Excused Absence"
- HHS Instruction 550-11, "Compensatory Time Off for Religious Observances"
- IHS Service Credit for Annual Leave Program
